6008. Fact

78 rpm albums, used prior to 1948, were only capable of recording for four minutes. It wasn't until later that year that Columbia Records introduced 33 rpm albums capable of playing 23 minutes per side.

6009. Fact

If Texas were a country it's GNP would be fifth largest of any country on earth.

6010. Fact

Happy Birthday was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.

6011. Fact

61% of men surf the internet for porn, and about half of them spend an hour or more per week doing it.

6012. Fact

In the U.S. there are approximately 65.8 million cats

6013. Fact

The city of Denver was originally chosen to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, but had to withdraw because Colorado voters rejected to finance it

6014. Fact

When the female grasshopper lays eggs, she covers her eggs with a pasty liquid that protects the eggs throughout the winter

6015. Fact

The average elephant weighs less than the average blue whale's tongue

6016. Fact

The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a life time.

6017. Fact

The California redwood coast redwood and giant sequoia are the tallest and largest living organisms in the world.

6018. Fact

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

6019. Fact

Johnson & Johnson created the Band-Aid in 1899 because Robert Wood Johnson attended a lecture concerning the prevention of infection in wounds during surgical operations. The company created the zinc oxide adhesive bandage for surgeons, and launched the consumer version, Band-Aids, in 1921.

6020. Fact

An 'aglet'is the plastic or metal tip of a shoelace.

6021. Fact

There are no living descendents of William Shakespeare.

6022. Fact

The incidents of immune system diseases has increased over 200% in the last five years

6023. Fact

The Beatles song Dear Prudence was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she wouldn't come out and play with Mia and the Beatles at a religious retreat in India.

6024. Fact

¥ Pamela Lee-Anderson is Canada's Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence.

6025. Fact

There are coffee flavored PEZ

6026. Fact

There are at least six universal facial expressions. They are: happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, anger and surprise

6027. Fact

Honeybees never sleep

6028. Fact

Back in the mid to late 80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

6029. Fact

In Erwin, Tennessee an elephant was once hanged for murder.

6030. Fact

In 1977, George Willig was fined $1.10 for climbing the World Trade Center building.

6031. Fact

The Chinese were using aluminum to make things as early as 300 AD Western civilization didn't rediscover aluminum until 1827.

6032. Fact

The only President in office to weigh less than 100 pounds was James Madison.

6033. Fact

Reindeer like to eat bananas

6034. Fact

Lab tests can detect traces of alcohol in urine six to 12 hours after a person has stopped drinking.

6035. Animal Facts

A rat can fall from a five-storey building and walk away unharmed.

6036. Fact

Beluga whales which are also called white whales are not born white. They are born grey in color, and by the age of six become completely white

6037. Fact

There are 2,320 Navy SEALs.

6038. Fact

Napoleon made his battle plans in a sandbox.

6039. Fact

Before the merger with MGM in 1981, eight of the top ten movies released by United Artists were James Bond films.

6040. Fact

The Empire State Building in New York City weighs approximately 365,000 tons.

6041. Fact

Dall's porpoise never sleeps, elephants sleep two hours a day, horses nap standing up, and Sitatunga antelopes can sleep submerged

6042. Fact

Pine, spruce, or other evergreen wood should never be used in barbecues. These woods, when burning or smoking, can add harmful tar and resins to the food. Only hardwoods should be used for smoking and grilling, such as oak, pecan, hickory, maple, cherry, alder, apple, or mesquite, depending on the type of meat being cooked.

6043. Fact

During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water.

6044. Fact

Stamp collecting is the most popular hobby in the world.

6045. Fact

Some octopuses have been known to eat their arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations

6046. Fact

In New Hampshire it is illegal to inhale bus fumes with the intent of inducing euphoria.

6047. Fact

¥ Hair and nails do not continue to grow after death. The skin recedes, making it appear to grow.

6048. Fact

The Statue of Liberty's mouth is 3 feet wide.

6049. Fact

The height of the Eiffel Tower in France varies, depending on the temperature, by as much as 6 inches.

6050. Fact

In the Pacific Islands when people get burns they often use a banana leaf as treatment

6051. Fact

One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs.

6052. Fact

Every continent begins and ends in the same letter. eg AfricA, EuropE

6053. Fact

A seven year old boy was the first person to survive the Horeshoe Falls (Niagara Falls) in just a life jacket

6054. Fact

Pakistan was named in 1933 and is derived from the first letters of Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sind, and Tan. All of these are districts or states of what is now Pakistan.

6055. Fact

In 1930, the heaviest a female flight attendant could be was 115 pounds. They also had to be unmarried nurses.

6056. Fact

When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home to a sellout crowd, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.

6057. Fact

The record for the world?s worst drivers is a toss-up between two candidates: First, a 75-year-old man who received 10 traffic tickets, drove on the wrong side of the road four times, committed four hit-and-run offenses, and caused six accidents, all within 20 minutes on October 15, 1966. Second, a 62-year-old woman who failed her driving test 40 times before passing it in August, 1970 (by that time, she had spent over $700 in lessons, and could no longer afford to buy a car)

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